Before applying the fix, I would occasionally see pops watching OTA television but they were not very noticable and would not occur in blank parts of the screen (pillarbox) when watching 4:3 content (much like the effect cinema smooth has on letterboxing). I find the fluctuations to be most distracting when they are affecting these blank areas, so maybe that is your problem. Anyway, I don't believe any particular input is more prone to pops.

Unfortunately I am back to this thread after about 4 months of pop-free viewing. Today was the first time I saw the fluctuations since I installed the FW fix. I was watching a downloaded HD episode of Weeds. A Distinctive Horn Season 5, Episode 8. The fluctuations started occurring at the end of the episode during the bris scene. I will keep my eye out for any further issues but if I see 1 fluctuation in 4 months that is good enough for me.

Hello guy, when i did the update everything went well! thing is i accidently pressed on Micom upgrade by accident and i lost the ability to use the remote control as well as the sound. do you guys know how to fix this??

Hello guy, when i did the update everything went well! thing is i accidently pressed on Micom upgrade by accident and i lost the ability to use the remote control as well as the sound. do you guys know how to fix this??

i can't use the remote control anymore, the tv turns itself on after 10minutes i plugged it in, but i still can't use the remote and there is absolutly no sound. is there a way to reset or re install the bios?

i can use rusamsungtvcommunicator, but i tried to do a reset and it didnt work and now in order to use the rusamsung again, i need to allow the controller with a controller... is it there a way to do something??

yeah i tried that already, like i said, it's like if he remote wasn't working at all, even the inout button on the tv doesn't work... thats so stupid i just clicked too fast on the button on samsung virtualremotecommunicator on my pc and clicked on micom and now i lost the sound and the usage of the remote and buttons on my tv. only way i can acces it is from my pc but i need to autorise the acces of that remote on my tv first wich i can't do if my remote doesn't work.

You misunderstood me. The buttons on the TV will give you the basic remote controls. Channel moves up and down like the up and down buttons on the remote. Volume moves left and right. Info acts as the enter. If I remember correctly.

oh well... i just returned the tv and had a refund since it was the last one they had in stock. it suck because i really liked this tv, it had everything i wanted for a cheap price and the quality was gorgeous. but the brightness pop was just too annoying, it seemed to have disappear after updating the panel LOGIC.bin, but the black levels took a huge hit. Is there the same exact tv model that has no brightness pop or humming sounds? if no, did samsung made the same tv in a newer model that completly eliminated the brightness pop?

is on sale at 1349.99$!!! i just bought it i can't wait, the D550 was very sick exept the brightness pop, now with the E series it should be fixed and the screen is apparently better than the d550! getting it delivered for thrusday i can't wait and report it to you guys!

ok! so i just got my pn60e530! thgere is no brightness pop so far, there is a small buzzing sound tho, but i find that the screen quality was so much better on the d550. Also i noticed something very strange, on a black image, there is random pixels firing up white spots like there is pixels lighting up white suddently and fade of... does it look defective??

Unfortunately I am back to this thread after about 4 months of pop-free viewing. Today was the first time I saw the fluctuations since I installed the FW fix. I was watching a downloaded HD episode of Weeds. A Distinctive Horn Season 5, Episode 8. The fluctuations started occurring at the end of the episode during the bris scene. I will keep my eye out for any further issues but if I see 1 fluctuation in 4 months that is good enough for me.

It happened on a few more episodes of Weeds and I recently watched a blu-ray rip of Friends With Benefits (don't judge me, Mila is hot as hell!) and I saw fluctuations in a few scenes towards the end and in 1 particular spot it kind of freaked out and was doing rapid pops. The rest of the movie was fine though.

As I said, the issue is not noticeable that frequently and is much better than before I did the firmware fix. While I wish this set was completely free of the pops I guess I will have to live with it like this. Is anyone else still having infrequent pops after the firmware fix?

Been following this post since I started noticing BF on my PN59D8000 Plasma that I bought back in April 2012. I'm currently on firmware version 1023, and just noticed that the Samsung website has version 1028 available for download. http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/model/PN59D8000FFXZA-downloads?downloadName=FM
The update says it fixes the flickering issue in 3D mode. Just wondering what you other D8000 owners are running as far as firmware goes, and weather its a good idea to update with the new version via usb??

Also, when I try to go to software update through the Menu of the TV, it searches online and comes back with "No new software" or something like that.... why is there a new firmware online, yet my tv cannot see it?